Bickerstaff's encephalitis

201825 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

A P Elchaninov · Clinical Hospital No 122 named after. L.G.Sokolova

P V Zhuravlev · Clinical Hospital No 122 named after. L.G.Sokolova

N V Amosova · Clinical Hospital No 122 named after. L.G.Sokolova

Dekan Vs · Federal Almazov North-West Medical Research Centre

Г М Митусова · City Hospital No. 40

D. G. Pavlov · City Hospital No. 40

G A Kozlova

Abstract

A clinical case of Bickerstaff encephalitis, an autoimmune neuropathy, which affects central and peripheral nerve systems, is presented. This article describes problems of the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Results of MRI, PET, electrophysiological and immunological studies are presented.

Topics & Keywords

Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Hereditary Neurological Disorders Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: S S Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry

Volume 118, Issue 7, pp. 84-84

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro20181187184

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